Re: PESO BW Butterfly
Brian, Jack, Bob S., Derby, Dave B., Bruce D., John, Frank, Ken, Joseph, and Cotty: Thanks much for your feedback. Very helpful and much appreciated. Joseph: The circle you see I believe is from a lens vignette, which I applied in Lightroom. My magic lassing skills stink. Tried it a few times and got frustrated. I really don't use PE5 much these days except for cloning, which is extensive on this shot. I was attracted to this creature for the patterns on its wings. I have done this shot in a very tight crop as well, but I thought I'd just post this version and subject it to the feedback waters. When I shot it, I had black & white in my mind. Here's the color shot right off the camera except for some vertical alignment adjustment: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7858412 Much thanks everyone. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 7:21 PM Subject: Re: PESO BW Butterfly >I quite like the high key background with this although the butterfly > does seem a little blown out in places (eg. the feelers). I wouldn't > mind seeing this one in colour. > > No objections to photoshoppery of this nature, although the bit of pipe > on the right of the insect sort of gives the game away > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:08:50 -0500, "Christine Aguila" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> Hi Everyone: >> At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. >> >> K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping >> at >> the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the >> anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) >> >> small >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 >> >> large >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg >> >> Comments very welcome. >> Cheers, Christine >> >> >> > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
On 17/9/08, Christine Aguila, discombobulated, unleashed: >Hi Everyone: >At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > >K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping at >the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the >anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > >small >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > >large >http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg Hey that's real nice. Like it. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
I'm surprised no one has commented on the apparent circle surrounding the b'fly. Looks like at one point a circular area was chosen to keep, and the rest dropped off, leaving a difference in whites. It might be improved if the magic lasso was used to frame just the b'fly, and the rest dropped out, with the pattern of the cage put back in as a layer behind. On Sep 18, 2008, at 08:16 , David J Brooks wrote: > > > As Brian said, i like the blown out back ground aswell. Really brings > out the butterfly. > > Dave > > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Christine Aguila > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. >> >> K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly >> piping at >> the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of >> the >> anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) >> >> small >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 >> >> large >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg >> >> Comments very welcome. >> Cheers, Christine > Joseph McAllister Pentaxian -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
Looks like a good specimen & you've got it all in focus, but I don't really care for the B+W presentation. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO BW Butterfly > Hi Everyone: > At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > > K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping > at > the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the > anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg > > Comments very welcome. > Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > > K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping at > the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the > anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg > I love it! Wonderful rendering, beautiful butterfly. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
From: Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi Everyone: > At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > > K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out > some ugly piping at > the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing > range of the > anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg > I'm not "anti-photoshoppery", but this appears a little heavy handed. Looks like parts of the butterfly got cloned out as well. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
The B&W treatment gives it a very different look. Makes you look at the pattern a bit more. There seems to be some kind of bar or something near the bottom that doesn't make sense - it just sticks out a bit from the butterfly. I think I would clone that out. Also it seems odd the butterfly is clinging to ? glass perhaps? Just seems not quite finished in PP. I would go a bit further with it myself. -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 5:08:50 PM, you wrote: CA> Hi Everyone: CA> At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. CA> K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping at CA> the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the CA> anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) CA> small CA> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 CA> large CA> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg CA> Comments very welcome. CA> Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
As Brian said, i like the blown out back ground aswell. Really brings out the butterfly. Dave On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > > K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping at > the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the > anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg > > Comments very welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
Christine Aguila wrote: > Hi Everyone: > At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > > K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping at > the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the > anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg > > Comments very welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > > > No ducking necessary. I'd go further with the photoshoppery and clone out the pipe on the right too. The high key background really pops the critter. Square format, classy. Reminds me of Luka's fortunate pigeon shot a few weeks back. D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
Nice Christine, but shouldn't you give us color? (It's a great place to go shooting!) Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > > K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping at > the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the > anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg > > Comments very welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
Like it, Christine. You might consider getting rid of the remnant perch, checkered area in upper left and vertical dashed lines in upper right. The resulting cleaner look might even improve it's stark tone. Jack --- On Wed, 9/17/08, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PESO BW Butterfly > To: pdml@pdml.net > Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 5:08 PM > Hi Everyone: > At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > > K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out > some ugly piping at > the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing > range of the > anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg > > Comments very welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO BW Butterfly
I quite like the high key background with this although the butterfly does seem a little blown out in places (eg. the feelers). I wouldn't mind seeing this one in colour. No objections to photoshoppery of this nature, although the bit of pipe on the right of the insect sort of gives the game away Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:08:50 -0500, "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hi Everyone: > At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. > > K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping > at > the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the > anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) > > small > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 > > large > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg > > Comments very welcome. > Cheers, Christine > > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO BW Butterfly
Hi Everyone: At a butterfly haven @ a nature museum here in Chicago. K10D, 50mm 1.4, ISO 200, 40 sec @ f5.6. I did clone out some ugly piping at the bottom. (maybe I should duck now to get out of firing range of the anti-photoshoppery folks :-)) small http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843 large http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7851843&size=lg Comments very welcome. Cheers, Christine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
